Exam results from areas which dropped English have declined, the education minister says, announcing the U-turn.

The Steam Machine is a console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on their TV.

Russian recruitment networks are targeting Kenyans with fake job offers, authorities say.

Russian recruitment networks are targeting Kenyans with fake job offers, authorities say.

Trump emerges from the shutdown having made little in the way of substantive concessions to Democrats in Congress.

"They're committing acts of sexual violence and atrocities," says the US secretary of state, "and it needs to end immediately".

Bol Mel, who is sanctioned by the US for alleged corruption, had been tipped as Kiir's successor.

Police bear control units were formally deployed on November 13th in Iwate and Akita prefectures, where the number of bear attacks has become increasingly severe, following the recent authorization for officers to use rifles in bear extermination. (News On Japan)

Almost a year to the day after Boualem Sansal was arrested, the Algerian president grants him a pardon.

Some 28kg of ketamine have been found washed up on the island's beaches in the past two months.

Years of conflict have taken their toll and the war of attrition is continuing on the homefront - but Ukrainians are fighting back hard by trying to keep morale high

The former prince's reaction when he heard about a newspaper inquiry was among more than 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein's estate, including some mentioning Trump.

Carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels are forecast to reach a new high in 2025 but could soon peak.

A 54-year-old man has been arrested after throwing a traffic cone and a metal sign onto railway tracks near JR Oimachi Station in Tokyo, disrupting train services twice during the morning commute in September 2025. (News On Japan)

The company says it plans to open more physical shops and expand the business around the world.

The company says it plans to open more physical shops and expand the business around the world.

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) policy committee has drafted a resolution calling on the government to raise the “departure tax” to secure funds for overtourism countermeasures. The proposal seeks to increase the current 1,000 yen per-person levy to 3,000 yen, and to set the rate at 5,000 yen for travelers using business class or higher. (News On Japan)

Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced on November 11th that it has decided to impose an indefinite entry ban on 30 Japanese nationals as a countermeasure against what it called Japan’s “hostile policies” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (News On Japan)

Japanese automakers are under increasing pressure as China’s aggressive push in electric vehicles continues and the impact of U.S. tariffs under former President Donald Trump looms large. With total tariff-related losses for seven major manufacturers projected to reach 1.5 trillion yen, analysts are examining how Japanese companies plan to stay competitive. (News On Japan)

Actress Ryoko Hirosue is expected to be referred to prosecutors on November 13th on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in injury, after her car collided with a trailer on the Shin-Tomei Expressway in Shizuoka Prefecture in April. (News On Japan)